An Inspector Calls

2018
1h 30m

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5.9/10

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Jason Farries, Leona Clarke, Ben Ter Haar, Penelope Wildgoose, Martin Nadin, and John Farries in An Inspector Calls (2018)

Set in 1912, an Upper class English family are celebrating their daughter's engagement when their evening is interrupted by a police inspector. He is investigating the suicide of a young woman and the events leading to her death.

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Set in 1912, an Upper class English family are celebrating their daughter's engagement when their evening is interrupted by a police inspector. He is investigating the suicide of a young wom... Read allSet in 1912, an Upper class English family are celebrating their daughter's engagement when their evening is interrupted by a police inspector. He is investigating the suicide of a young woman and the events leading to her death.Set in 1912, an Upper class English family are celebrating their daughter's engagement when their evening is interrupted by a police inspector. He is investigating the suicide of a young woman and the events leading to her death.

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5.9/10

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1catfishcreator

go watch a Disney movie

1hr and 30 minutes of my life I will never get back. Worst acting ever Mr Birling was off his rocker it was a shambles. Mate I cried halfway through the acting was like listening to a cat screech. Like....

2sdtaylor_178

Professionally filmed but Am-Dram cast

This is well-produced and the crew know what they're doing, but the cast is out of its depth. Looks like a vanity project and isn't worth your time.

3FairReviewer-75636

I lasted 10 minutes....

Such a shame, for such a great story! The setting and the younger actors (as previous reviews have mentioned) were doing an alright job, but knowing the story and the fact there was never going to be a time when Mr Birling was not in it, I could stand no more than 10 minutes unfortunately.

The actor who plays Mr Birling is clearly the directors father who appears to have no acting experience, or the gift of being able to retain a script to memory. The woodeness and side glances at script cannot be ignored and distracted from everything else! I admire those who could give full reviews of the entire drama.

1Nicolaclaire134

Awful re-telling of a brilliant play

As an English teacher, I'm always looking for ways to bring texts to life for my students. Watching this version of An Inspector Calls was painful - the acting, particularly that of Arthur Birling, is horrendous. It was laughable.

I would not recommend this version - at all. It's not worth it.

5Marlburian

A reasonable attempt, but failed to measure up to previous productions

I've watched at least two previous versions of AIC and ten minutes into this one (which I watched on YouTube) started to wonder and nearly switched off. Like others, I was not impressed by the acting of the three older actors, though the younger ones did well enough.

At one point I wondered if this was a video of a local dramatic society's production but, as far as I can make out, those involved were a bit more than that, and I gather that they all worked very hard.

Under these circumstances, then, a reasonable effort and there's no reason why it shouldn't be on YouTube (where many DIY efforts are far less worthy).

But who could compare with such "inspectors" as Alastair Sim and David Thewlis?

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John Farries who plays Mr Birling had such difficulty with learning his lines that in almost every reverse shot where he is off screen or has his back to the camera, he was holding his script and reading lines.